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In randomly selected family with two children, excluding multiple births , what is the probability of having two boys

User Just So
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Answer:

Therefor the probability of having two boys =
(1)/(3)

Explanation:

i) In randomly selected family with two children, excluding multiple births

the children can be in the following combinations:

a) one girl, one girl : GG

b) one girl, one boy : GB

c) one boy, one boy : BB

The order does not matter for this problem.

Therefor the probability of having two boys =
(1)/(3)

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